Military Life

Much like my PCS binder, I use a deployment binder to not only prepare myself and family for an upcoming deployment but to also make it just a little easier by keeping everything I may need, while my Soldier is gone, in one place. I am calling this a deployment ...
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After months of preparing for an upcoming deployment, something we have known about since last year, the word came down that he will not deploy after all. Most people would breathe a sigh of relief; we on the other hand, are somewhat disappointed. Maybe disappointed isn’t the right word. We ...
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My husband and I have been married over two years prior to military and he has been given a 3 year station, but I'm not on his orders! Our PCS was also messed up. We only got paid for the weight of the stuff in the truck and nothing else ...
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My husband is back from NTC and we have started to knock off items that are on our pre-deployment to do list. The first thing we tackled was deployment goals. What did we want to achieve as individuals and as a family during this deployment? This may seem silly to ...
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Hi Bridget! First I would like to thank you so much for having your Ask Bridget column. I enjoy reading it every week, even when you write about other stuff. Anyway, I just married a soldier; how long before we can move into housing? I feel like we have a ...
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Jerry came back from NTC late last night! We can mark that off the pre-deployment list lol! The last 30 days was eventful (for both of us) to say the least. I managed to replace our roof, file and receive our income tax, nurse our son back to health from ...
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Why do the shortest separations always seem the longest? We are three weeks into our four-week NTC separation and it feels like he has been gone for a year! I am sure part of that is that I have not heard from him in two weeks. Actually, by the time ...
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Well, he is now "in the box" at NTC, as they call it. I laugh every time I hear that! He will be without a phone during this time (roughly 2 weeks) as they are not allowed to have phones or computers out there. This is the time in which ...
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This is the first week that he has been at NTC and it's gone by so quick slow. Yes, you read that right, quick slow! You know it feels like it's going by so quick because your days have been jammed pack hectic but really it's slow because what feels ...
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So when I decided to do a deployment diary (blog) this time, I was going to wait until he actually left to start it. Then I thought, why wait? The deployment process starts way before he actually deploys! So this is my first post in my deployment diary. He left ...
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Q. I am currently engaged to a soldier. He is stationed in Texas and I live in our home state of Kentucky. Since we are getting married does this mean I can legally terminate my lease? In other words if I get married to someone in the military, can my lease be ...
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It’s no secret that deployments are not only tough on servicemember’s, but also on the loved ones that they leave behind. In recent years, with the help of social media, I have watched spouses get mocked for saying that deployments are rough on them; as if we aren’t allowed to ...
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Hi Bridget! I heard you were a PCS guru and we are getting ready to PCS late Spring. This will be our first PCS and we are having the military move us. What tips do you have? I’m starting to freak out. Well I’m not sure I would call myself ...
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Is anyone else a member of their Nextdoor Community? It's been pretty awesome meeting neighbors and other Mom's that live right in my own neighborhood. When we first moved in, I was sent an invite and thought it was junk mail. After about the 3rd postcard I decided to join ...
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Is your loved one deployed during his/her birthday? Why not put together a Birthday Themed Care Package aka Happy Birthday Care Package? Note: All care package themes use the large USPS flat rate box. Step 1: Decorate the inside! Pretty self explanatory, but the first thing you want to do ...
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